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Customs and traditions in Scotland
- 1. CUSTOMSAND TRADITIONSIN SCOTLAND THE PRESENTATION OF BY LAURA,MARIA, JAVI AND MARIA
- 2. INTRODUCTION HOLIDAYS AND SPECIALOCASSIONS TOPICS AND RELIGIONS LANGUAGES 01 02 03 04 FOOD, DRINK AND TRADITIONAL CLOTHING
- 3. HOLIDAYSAND SPECIALOCASSIONS St. Andrews Day- is celebrated on 30th November every year. Christmas Traditions - a Scottish Christmas is very similar to Christmas throughout the world. Hogmanay and New York - Scots have uniques Hogmanay Customs. The practice of 'First-Footing' and having a Ceilidh is still so popular today and of course the singing of Auld Lang Syne has been one that has been adopted throughout the world.
- 4. Burns Night -the 25th January is the day where Scots throughout the world celebrate the life and work of our famous poet Rabbie Burns with a Burns Supper. Valentine's Day - is on 14th February. It is interesting to note that the remains of St Valentine are believed to be in Glasgow. Mothers' Day or Mothering Sunday - is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent (exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday) in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Easter - is celebrated here as it is in every Christian country, so it can hardly be described specifically as ourely Scottish Customs and Traditions. One tradition, however, is to have a special family meal on Easter Sunday, the main course almost always being roast lamb.
- 5. It is atraditional Gaelic social gatherig, usually held in village halls and hotels, and involves playing folk music and dancing and this is very much the case today. In the old days it was literary entertainment where stories and tales were rehearsed and recited, and songs were sung. A ceilidh can be good fun and entertaining and you can also work on your traditional Scottish dances which come in many forms and paces to suite both the young and the old. Attending one is a must when you are holidaying in Scotland. CEILIDH GAELIC SOCIAL GATHERING
- 6. PERSONALITY The Scots havea personality that defines them and gives them a difference from the rest, i´m going to introduce some of their mort famous topics: -They are very proud of their city, they belong to the United Kimdom but they don´t like to be confused with England, that´s because they are pretty different and they take this type of confusions very badly.
- 7. -The Scots havea great senseof humor and they try to get a joke for all the situations, no matter hor dramatic. -They are very respectfull with traditions, in any corner of the country they respect each other very much and demand the same respect for anyone who comes from the outside. -They can be distunguished by the comosture, they are extremely polite -Finally they are pretty friendly and always want to help
- 8. The Scotish Prebysteriansmake up the most important religion in the country, is based on Caluims (Is a protestam system that put emphasis on God´s authorithy over everything) After visit the church on Sunday morning, you`ll find something very particular, the Sunday Paper. some local shops suddendly get crowed at 2 o´clock in the morning because of the arrival of the Sunday Paper. Roman Catholics are strong in the wetern highlands, and they are the second larguest group of wordshippers. Islam is the most important npn-Christian religion, with aproximatelly 50000 followers RELIGIONS
- 9. LANGUAGE In Scotland thereare a wide range of different accents and dialects spoken across the country. Today, the languages that are spoken in Scotland are English, scottish and Gaelic.
- 10. More than athousand years ago, the Gaelic was spoken by the majority of the population. Gaelic language has become extinguished although there are still a few elderly people who speak it and a few pop and rock stars even sing in Gaelic. GAELIC
- 11. Scottish was spokenand written for about 400 years in Scotland. Scottish is spoken in the south of Scotland. But Scots lost its political status to English, it was reduced to a purely spoken one, to the status of an everyday colloquial language. The UK government now accepts Scottish as a regional language, and it is recognised under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. SCOTTISH ENGLISH Finally, English is the main language spoken in Scotland today and has been so since the 18th Century.
- 12. FOODANDDRINKINSCOTLAND Food and drinkare very important in Scotland. They creat jobs snd also impacts on health. Scotland is famous for its quality and among the most popular foods we can find aberdeen angus beef, haggis, beers, cookies and without forgetting the whisky, so we can say Scotland is a culinary paradise for food lovers. Whisky is Scotland´s national drink which is exported and enjoyed across the globe as well as in Scotland. Haggis is Scotland´s national food and a Scottish culinary fascination around the world, and it is certainly not a beauty queen. This popular dish is a type of savoury pudding that combines meat with onions, salt, oatmeal and spices.
- 13. TRADITIONAL CLOTHING Traditional Scotthish clothingis characterised by the appearence of tartan or "plaid" patterns in some form. Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss- crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Until the middle of the 19th century, highland tartans were asociated with regions or districts, rather than aspecific clan or family. Today the Scottish kilt is most frequently worn on formal ocassions or at highland games and sports events. Traditional Scottish clothing is associated with a particular region or district. Todayitmay link then to a particular clan or family, or simply be a representation of their national pride.